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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A moth is a [[nocturnal]] insect.
 
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Stick insects have evolved to look like sticks to hide from [[Predator|predators]].
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Wasps are '''insects''' that sting to defend their nest.
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Not all bees make honey or live in hives. Most types of bee live on their own.
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===About Insects===
 
===About Insects===
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: All adult '''insects''' have 6 legs.
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|'''Eggs'''
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|'''Larva'''
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|'''Pupa'''
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|'''Adult'''
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |'''Insects''' lay eggs.
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |The eggs hatch and a larva comes out. This larva is called a caterpillar.
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |The larva makes a pupa where the larva can change into the adult.
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| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |The adult '''insect''' hatches from the pupa. In this case the adult is a butterfly.
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==Key Stage 3==
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===Meaning===
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An '''insect''' is an [[invertebrate]] with 6 jointed legs.
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==Key Stage 4==
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===Meaning===
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An '''insect''' is an [[invertebrate]] with 6 jointed legs.
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==Beyond the Curriculum==
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Latest revision as of 19:50, 19 April 2019

Key Stage 1

Meaning

An animal without a backbone and with 6 jointed legs.

About Insects

There are many different types of insect. These are just some of the types:
  • Flies
  • Butterflies
  • Moths
  • Beetles
  • Stick Insects
  • Ants
  • Wasps
  • Bees
  • Aphids
All of these creatures have 6 jointed legs as adults.
Fly.png
Butterfly.png
Moth.png
There are many different types of fly. A butterfly is an insect. A moth is a nocturnal insect.
Beetle1.png
StickInsect.png
Ant.png
There are over 10,000 different kinds of beetle. Stick insects have evolved to look like sticks to hide from predators. Ants live in big groups called a 'colony'.
Wasp.png
BeePollinate1.png
Aphid.png
Wasps are insects that sting to defend their nest. Not all bees make honey or live in hives. Most types of bee live on their own. An aphid is a 'pest' that damages plants.

Key Stage 2

Meaning

An insect is an invertebrate with 6 jointed legs.

About Insects

All adult insects have 6 legs.
Eggs Larva Pupa Adult
ButterflyEggs.png
Caterpillar.png
ButterflyPupa.png
Butterfly.png
Insects lay eggs. The eggs hatch and a larva comes out. This larva is called a caterpillar. The larva makes a pupa where the larva can change into the adult. The adult insect hatches from the pupa. In this case the adult is a butterfly.

Key Stage 3

Meaning

An insect is an invertebrate with 6 jointed legs.

Key Stage 4

Meaning

An insect is an invertebrate with 6 jointed legs.

Beyond the Curriculum